![]() Unlike the M60, the shells fired by the T-72's 120 mm cannon hit harder, and have more range and accuracy, as they are actually roughly equal to firepower of an M1A1 or T-80, while the M60 has sensibly weaker firepower, equal only to the T-55.Ī platoon of Soviet T-72s engaging Partisan T-55s. In all aspects, the T-72 is far superior to its medium American counterpart. The coaxial 7.62 mm MMG on the other hand, feeds from a single 500-round belt box and has no spares to reload from. The T-72's standard loadout gives it 35 rounds of high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) and armour-piercing (AP) shells for the main gun (for a combined total of 70 shells). It is armed with a 120 mm smoothbore cannon and has a coaxial 7.62 mm medium machine gun for use against infantry. ![]() Since its introduction to service in 1971, it has and continues to be the standard armoured fighting vehicle of many armies across the world. A cheaper version of its contemporary counterpart, the T-64, the T-72 was one of the most advanced Medium Tanks to have been designed for use by the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies.
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